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.......... IMAGINE IF YOU WILL, A LUSH BLUEBERRY ..........
.......... SPRUCE FOREST, WITH ROLLING HILLS AND ..........
.......... KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH. ..........
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........,~ THE GROUND IS SOFT. LEAVES IN ALL OF ~,........
.......,~* THE SEVEN STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION ARE *~,.......
......,~*% PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES %*~,......
.....,~*%§ THERE ARE ROCKS. BIGGER BOULDERS PEEK §%*~,.....
....,~*%§¤ OUT OF THE HILLS. ¤§%*~,....
...,~*%§¤£ £¤§%*~,...
..,~*%§¤£# THERE COULD BE, SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTHS #£¤§%*~,..
.,~*%§¤£## OF IT ALL, A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. ##£¤§%*~,.
..,~*%§¤£# BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING #£¤§%*~,..
...,~*%§¤£ THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. £¤§%*~,...
....,~*%§¤ WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS ¤§%*~,....
.....,~*%§ YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS §%*~,.....
......,~*% ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE. %*~,......
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........,~ WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS, ~,........
........., BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES. ,.........
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...,~*%§¤£ OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. £¤§%*~,...
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.,~*%§¤£## DEET SHOULD BE APPLIED TO YOUR SKIN. ##£¤§%*~,.
..,~*%§¤£# YOU SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN THAT IS TO BE #£¤§%*~,..
...,~*%§¤£ EXPOSED TO AIR. IT'S OK TO GET SOME IN £¤§%*~,...
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.....,~*%§ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD. LET IT SOAK §%*~,.....
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........,~ YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS. ~,........
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